Gene es gangThis story reminds me of the 1B Field Day I did a few years ago sitting on a wood bench at a picnic table. Sat there all nite and day, and knew it was getting uncomfortable. After the FD
<snip> Now, this is where I think the issue begins to smell. In essence, this-type of thinking is a bunch of prunes. Employers provide medical insurance benefits so you can remain healthy and make it
Hello all, Back before CQWW I asked about the problem I was having with the SWR of my Hygain 105 ten meter antenna. The SWR was high in the CW part of the band once it was put into position on the to
Hello all, Back before CQWW I asked about the problem I was having with the SWR of my Hygain 105 ten meter antenna. The SWR was high in the CW part of the band once it was put into position on the to
IMO. If a change must be made, that is. But somehow I think that these discussions will have the necessary effect without having to make rule changes. I admit I've often not logged a stateside qso; i
Thanks to Bill, W4AN, and the rest of the gang at www.contesting.com the AntennaWare e-mail reflector is now QRV. Anyone with an interest in antenna modelling and modelling software is invited to par
Bob, Have you tried calling Heil and asking for service on the headphones? Seems to me I remember a year or two ago a post by a ham who had problems with the earphone(s) on his Heil similar to what
QuestionIs this copied correct? I hope they mean class 1A (instead of 2a) and above can operate uhf/vhf without changing their basic class. If class 1a cannot operate uhf/vhf, we will end up having t
Rick et alAt our class 1A FD our hf station is about 90% cw ( last year we made 1200 cw and 200 ssb Q's) and the lower class licensees are not able to run it. They get their experience and practice r
For those of you following the thread on the new Field Day rules: I made the supreme sacrafice, and actually read The 1997 Field Day Rules from May 1997 QST, pages 109 and 110. According to rule #5 E
I hope we haven't been sending in bad FD logs for the last 9 years! But ever since they started giving bonus points for 10 (or 5, whatever) uhf/vhf contacts during FD, the uhf.vhf station has not cou
Yea, right....but, what can you REALLY do when they aren't responsive and stone wall you to death. I moved out of N. VA seven years ago to the Fredericksburg area. The last 3 years I was there I had
I4jmy has hit the nail on the head. The length of the contest doesn't even the playing field. Regardless of whether it is 30, 36, or 48 hours long a W1 has an advantage over a W9, etc. Personally I l
"A US station can work 4 other US stations in less time than one DX station, now they don't need DX any more." I am certain this is an exageration, a 4-1 ratio. It certainly would be nice if it ends
Ditto to Steve's comments. I am looking at changing from Turbolog 3 also and DX4WIN is in the shack at present under evaluation. All comments from users will be gratefully received. please post here
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I would like to tap into the collective wisdom and experience of the group once again. Is it possible to utilize two radios, one run and one s&p, on the same band? I was thinking specifically of 15 m
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I would like to tap into the collective wisdom and experience of the group once again. Is it possible to utilize two radios, one run and one s&p, on the same band? I was thinking specifically of 15 m
I have read with interest the thread on this subject. While I got my first taste of contesting in the 70's, most of my time has been spent DXing. It has only been in the past 4-5 years that I have tr